[vsnet-grb 107871] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 23 08:44:33 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 22 Sep 09 23:44:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.819d {+14h 03m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.404d {-41d 24' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.284d
SLEW_TIME:       85500.00 SOD {23:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15096 TJD;   265 DOY;   09/09/22
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 51
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       180.08d {+12h 00m 20s}   -0.04d {-00d 02' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         49.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      230.10d {+15h 20m 25s}  -23.12d {-23d 07' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        24.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.70,-27.00 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 144.45,-19.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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